Star Exchange
| Star Exchange | |
|---|---|
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| Purpose | The Star (or its bearer) rests here. Whoever passes it has the opportunity to trade a number of coins for a Star. It usually moves around the board after someone purchases a Star. |
| First appearance | Mario Party (1998) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024) |
- “To get a Star, reach its Star Space with 20 coins. The next Star will then pop up somewhere else!”
- —MC Ballyhoo, Mario Party 8
A Star Exchange,[1] originally known as a Star Space (or star space), a Star Spot (or Star Splurge Space at DK's Stone Statue) in Mario Party DS, and generically a Star in Mario Party 10, is a space in the Mario Party series. When a player character passes one, a character, usually the guide, offers them to trade a number of coins, usually 20, for a Star. However, depending on the board, the cost can range from as low as 5 coins to as high as 40. On several boards, the Star Exchange moves elsewhere once the Star has been received, but there are exceptions, the earliest being Mario's Rainbow Castle from Mario Party, but also Faire Square from Mario Party 6 or DK's Stone Statue in Mario Party DS. Prior to Mario Party 6, the Star Space may sometimes appear directly where a character is standing, although that character cannot begin their turn with the option to buy the Star.
On Party Rules in Super Mario Party Jamboree, every board except Mario's Rainbow Castle has a Homestretch event titled "Add one Star Exchange" that adds a second Star Exchange.
Gallery[edit]
Mario Party (below Peach)
Mario Party 2
A Star Space in Mario Party 3. The Star appeared directly on Wario.
Sprite of a Star Space in Mario Party 3
The appearance of a Star Space in Mario Party 4 and Mario Party 5
Mario Party DS
Mario Party 10
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スタースペース[?] Sutā supēsu |
Star Space | |
| Chinese | 星星格[?] Xīngxīng gé |
Star Space | |
| French | Case étoile[?] | Star Space | |
| German | Stern-Feld[?] | Star Space | |
| Italian | Spazio Stella/Spazio con la Stella[?] | Star Space | |
| Borsa stellare[?] | Star bag/Star stock exchange | Mario Party Superstars | |
| Spanish | Espacio Estelar[?] | Star Space | |
| Casilla Estelar[?] |
Notes[edit]
- All Star Spaces in Mario Party 3 have a patch of light next to them.
- The Partner Party mode in Super Mario Party is the only instance where a player has to land on the Star Exchange.
References[edit]
- ^ "At a Star Exchange... Purchase stars at half the cost." – Peach's Jamboree Buddy ability description (2024). Super Mario Party Jamboree. Nintendo.
